Night Swim
Summary
Reviews are in for the novel repugnance movieNight Swim . Written and directed by Bryce McGuire based on his 2014 inadequate movie of the same name , it stars Wyatt Russell , Kerry Condon , Amélie Hoeferle , and Gavin Warren as the Wallers , a family that moves into a new family with a haunted pocket billiards . Its outlet come almost exactly one year after the entry of the viral repugnance mega - hitM3GANand features that movie ’s producers , James Wan and Jason Blum , re - team behind the camera .
Critics have now been allowed to partake in their full thoughts on the horror movie , just one day ahead of the officialNight Swimrelease . The critic are somewhat sundry but mostly trend negative , likeDeadline ’s Pete Hammond , who suggests that " four mo was the right length for the idea " and describe " a upright deal of unintentional laughter " at the press masking . The Hollywood Reporter ’s Frank Scheck agrees that the movie " turns out to be just as slaphappy as it sound . "
What Critics Are Saying About Night Swim
Despite the movie concern a similar position toM3GANas the first wide - release horror motion picture of the year , theNight Swimtrailerdidn’t go viral in the same way , and almost every critic negatively compares it to the prior achiever . Variety ’s Owen Gleiberman say it " fix a certain orderliness to the cinematic existence by being as tepid and unscary as a right former - in - January motion-picture show should be . " Benjamin Lee ofThe Guardianexpresses a similar sentiment , call it " an immediate comeback to the ho - hum norm of before . "
It ’s been almost one full class since M3GAN was released and became a box office striking , but Blumhouse ’s first 2024 horror movie is so different .
TheNight Swimcast has for the most part been receive more praise than the movie itself , however . Bill Bria ofSlash Filmcalls Russell " a magnetic actor , " saying that he " seems to be having a terrific meter when he ’s allow to rip the stops out of his performance . “IndieWire ’s Alison Foreman dissents , saying that Russell and Condon " have all the chemistry of a wet mop , " but Condon has also received praise elsewhere , include from Ben Travis ofEmpire , who says she " fetch considerable empathy . "
TheNight Swimcast also include Nancy Lenehan , Jodi Long , Rahnuma Panthaky , Eddie Martinez , and Elijah J. Roberts .
Overall , Night Swimhas widely been criticized for being generic , but public opinion on its scariness are more split . Some have praised it considerably , includingAV Club ’s Matthew Jackson , who says that McGuire " rises to the challenge " of making a sept swimming pool " into a genuinely terrifying expectation . " However , Screen Rant ’s Mae Abdulbaki says it can " barely be called a repugnance moving-picture show " with jump panic that " barely registered , " a opinion echo by several other critics .
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Based on the 2014 short moving picture Night Swim is a horror - thriller motion-picture show that follows a womanhood being terrorized by a spirit in her swim kitty . Kerry Condon and Wyatt Russell wizard in the film , cover by Atomic Monster and Blumhouse Productions .
Based on the 2014 short film Night Swim is a horror-thriller film that follows a woman being terrorized by a spirit in her swimming pool. Kerry Condon and Wyatt Russell star in the film, handled by Atomic Monster and Blumhouse Productions.
